The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06
The Hoard OF Foreign Missions.
Afternoon Session.


srRIsdTIELD, Mass Oct. Sat the
afternoon session, after the appoint
ment OF committees to consider the
condition Of the different mission
felds, the m lin question OF accepting
the report Of the prudential committee
and ths adoption OF the last clause Of
the report, which expresses the opin'
lon OF the committee that the calling
OF councllslis In, xp'dlent, was taken
up. Er President Porter moved that
thu who!e subject be referred 10 com.
miitee 10 report next year.
The Rev. DR.. Noble, OF Chicago,
thought that the corporate members
had all made up their minds on the
question, al d that further discussion
vas unnecessary. The motion 10
refer the report was lost-9l to A.
The report was accepted aud the qu,s.
ton recurred on the adoption Of the
recommendation.
Toe Rev. d.. Patton, Of Washing.
ton, opposed its adoption. Aoy other
method than by councils was unsafe
aud unoor gugational. Samuel II.
Potter, OF 1eue Haute. Ind, said (:
1--WE want acio,d that means some
thing mors than the one 70.
ported 10 the last rational council
Until We have safe creed the only
safe coips 10 10 refer questions OF
doctrines TO the prudent al com.
mittee."
Prof. Harris, Of the Yale divinity
school, wanted the prudential com
mi,tee relieved Of all questions Nc TO
doctrines.
R.v. DR.. Hamlin, q returned mis-,
eionary from Turkey. said that the 70.
suit la the missionary aeld would be
terrible II men were sent there
with loose ideas on the Bible.
Rev DR.. Obey, Of Detroit. said hs
should vote Tor the motion, but he had
ceitainl crilioisms 10 make regardins
the methods OF che PRUDENTIAL com,
mit,ee. Said he; "Djn't te1d out
any more cieeds ioI the Loid's ssks
Deal with each Gaze on its merits. IL
q certain tense there mnst be q com
promise. | Fpeak In all reverence
when say ttat the redemption O
/ CHRIST sas compromise"
The Rev Joseph Cook taid this W n
the great ia Isition period Ia Jap.n
"a a. 10 sem,nt In now maturing shicl
may, N We do not distract them
grow idto q great national Chimes
chutch."
The Rev. d. George y. Peniec %
tald that no church feels bound 10 &C
cspt this O 1dings OF previous cou clls
but MINIS each new pasor whel
calling him, aud "whst no chuIc
submits TO, this committee Teius,s 3
submit TO-" The committee 10 2 all,
coancil chosen annually by thi
bosrd. At hons ve can sccept nos
Ice, because they are surrounded b.
IL 4 iencee that " II correct error, bu
abroad II 10 wholly difiereIt
The question wss called Tor, but IN
Rev ID. W. Il. VI friman offered a
an sm. ndment 20 add. Bat I !
toard dos, not 10 any way d spar. q
thereby the r,sults al councils as req
r.sebtins the i,llowship Of tn
chutchss."
Tn. Rev DR.. Mssoon, Of lows. ssi,
that the bad In 1871 settled Oh,
question that n would not transio
the authority 4 the prudential CON
mutee % a c1nnill.
Dr. y A Nobe, Of Chicago, spoh,
ssaiLst DE- Msriiman's amend men
AID Il SIS Loaf.
The question was then voted up,l
Of sdop M the last clause Of the re
port II the prudential com mi'tes tha
u vas no, exp. dent 10 call council 3,
del 9Th M iull cases, and Il va
psssed by Ito yeas and 10 Maya